2023
Associations between dementia staging, neuropsychiatric behavioral symptoms, and divorce or separation in late life: A case control study
Monin J, McAvay G, Zang E, Vander Wyk B, Carrión C, Allore H. Associations between dementia staging, neuropsychiatric behavioral symptoms, and divorce or separation in late life: A case control study. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0289311. PMID: 37585365, PMCID: PMC10431668, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjusted odds ratioAlzheimer's Disease Research CenterAgitation/aggressionDepression/dysphoriaCase-control studyElation/euphoriaNational Alzheimer's Coordinating CenterDisease Research CenterBehavioral symptomsDivorce/separationOlder adultsCoordinating CenterDementia stagingConditional logistic regressionStages of dementiaCase/control statusInitial visitOdds ratioIndividual symptomsNPI scoresStandardized clinical informationClinical informationMarried casesGreater oddsControl study
2020
Individual Heterogeneity in the Probability of Hospitalization, Skilled Nursing Facility Admission, and Mortality
McAvay GJ, Vander Wyk B, Allore H. Individual Heterogeneity in the Probability of Hospitalization, Skilled Nursing Facility Admission, and Mortality. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2020, 76: 1668-1677. PMID: 33320184, PMCID: PMC8361334, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glaa314.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkilled nursing facility admissionsNursing facility admissionsChronic kidney diseaseHeart failureFacility admissionKidney diseaseChronic conditionsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseIschemic heart diseaseHealth care utilizationProbability of hospitalizationPulmonary diseaseCare utilizationMortality outcomesPoor outcomeHeart diseaseNational HealthOdds ratioDisease combinationsLongitudinal cohortSociodemographic factorsMedicaid ServicesDiseaseAging Study